Sunday, January 18, 2015

"Wake Forest senior punter Ryan Plackemeier was selected as the 2005 Ray Guy Award winner at the ESPN/Home Depot
College Football Awards Show by the Greater Augusta (Ga.) Sports Council
on Thursday night. The award, which began in 2000, goes to the college
football's best punter. Plackemeier is the first punter in the ACC to
win the award.... Plackemeier leads the nation in both net punting and average per
punt. He punted 67 times this season with an average of 47.2 yards per
punt. Plackemeier also dropped 20 punts inside the 20 yardline and
nearly half his punts were not returned. Wake Forest's cover team was
been instrumental in helping Plackemeier lead the nation in net punting.
Deacon opponents averaged just 9.0 yards per punt return. A native of Bonsall, Calif., Plackemeier had 13 punts of at least
60 yards this season. Three of those went at least 70 yards, including
an 82-yard blast against NC State on October 22. That punt was the
fourth-longest punt in ACC history. His punts of 71, 74 and 82 yards
are the three longest punts in the ACC this season. Among those with 200 career attempts, Plackemeier is the NCAA's
all-time leading punter with a career average of 45.26 yards per punt.
He was a three-time first team All-ACC selection. Six organizations and
publications have named Plackemeier first team All-American. Plackemeier shattered his own Wake Forest single season record
for average yards per punt, originally set in 2003 when he averaged 45.6
yards per punt. He eclipsed that mark by nearly a yard and a half in
2005. The other finalists for the award were Danny Baugher of Arizona and John Torp of Colorado." - Demon Deacons
"Earlier this month, the Fallbrook High grad was named winner of the Ray
Guy Award, given to college football's top punter. Plackemeier concluded
his time with the Demon Deacons as the NCAA's career leader. 'I was rejoicing knowing that God had brought me through four years of
school,' said Plackemeier, who plans to enter the seminary following
what he hopes will be a career in the NFL. 'Going into Wake I wasn't
even sure I'd get the job. But I've had some blessings that aren't
describable. This is an amazing opportunity that I've been given. My
teammates did a great job blocking. I didn't get one bad snap. It's
really a team award'."- Union-Tribune